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Microsoft

Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Drawing [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portraiture 101 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Sound of Numbers [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will explore numbers and their relationships through rhythm and learn how every aspect of music can be described mathematically. Includes a probability challenge for students.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: We Are Living Graphs and Data [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In this lesson, 3rd graders use their own bodies to create bar graphs and do problems involving addition, subtraction, and more or less amounts. They then create their own graphs, incorporating the features of graphs that they have...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: We Are the Parts [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th Standards
In this lesson, 4th graders will investigate equivalent fractions using their bodies and space.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Geometry Groove [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students use movement and the creation of human structures to help them understand angles, plane shapes, and geometric solids.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Using Movement and Dance to Explore Symmetry [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
For this lesson, 3rd graders first examine images and decide whether they are symmetrical or not. Next, they create individual symmetrical shapes with their bodies and identify the line of symmetry present during these shapes. They then...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Rhythmic Experiences [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson. students will learn that musical symbols have numerical values as they divide beats and meters, perform and create rhythm patterns, and practice operations with fractions.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Sound of Numbers [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students will explore numbers and their relationships through rhythm and learn how every aspect of music can be described mathematically.
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Crayola

Crayola: Insect Addition Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learning how to add two or more numbers? This appealing, child-made board game integrates, math, science, and the visual arts using an Earth-friendly recycled box.
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Art of Anatomy [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about value and draw a 7-tone value scale. They then observe and draw an area of a skeleton model on a 6x6-inch square, incorporating line, shape, and value. They color the negative space and add collage...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Problem Solving With Movement [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
In this instructional activity, student groups are assigned word problems that require order of operations to be solved. They solve their problems using math and then choreograph an answer to their problems that incorporates the order of...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Problem Solving With Movement [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, student groups are assigned word problems. They are tasked with solving their problems using dance and then choreographing answers to their problems. These are performed for the class and the associations made by the...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: Symmetry Around Us [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this internet lesson to explore different types of symmetry in nature. Learners examine line symmetry, rotational symmetry, and bilateral symmetry. An integrated math, language art, and art lesson. Acrobat Reader required.
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Other

My Schoolhouse Interactive Learning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and reading lessons, with automatic online correction, allow you to set your own pace.
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Apple

Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.
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SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Endangered Species

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Is an Inch?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This activity gives the students the opportunity to see what an inch really looks like. It also provides them with a chance to be creative using various inch materials and to create a visual for what an inch is. It is a great lesson to...
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PBS

Idaho Public Television: Ocean Murals

For Teachers K - 1st
Integrative lesson plan incorporates math, science and art to teach children about the ocean and its inhabitants. Multiple activities included, approximately 4-6 days to complete. to other sources on oceans. References Bill Nye video...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: The Geometry of Quilts [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigating designs and shapes in quilts around the world is the activity in this internet exploration. Learners will also design their own quilt on paper or on the computer. Acrobat Reader required.